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Hotels

Dubai hotels to increase city’s supply of rooms by more than 20% over next two years

After almost collapsing in a financial crisis in 2009, Dubai has clawed its way back and is now acting as if it would like to reclaim its position as the Gulf's most dynamic business center.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Steve Wozniak’s travel backpack needs an Apple simplicity solution

Someone needs to ping Apple to come up with a simpler solution for the Apple co-founder.

Skift | 12 years ago

SkiftX

Middle East’s tourism growth in 2012 understandably stagnant

The Arab Spring effect means increased attention to these countries, but less tourism short term, though higher longer term growth prospects as economies open up.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Yahoo taps Google Local’s leader Marissa Mayer for CEO after clandestine search

Google's loss of Marissa Mayer, who choreographed the Zagat acquisition, to Yahoo won't slow big plans for the the Zagat integration into Google search.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

SkiftUX: Healthy airports catching on with yoga, walk paths, organics

Hard to make older U.S. airports inviting through change sin structural design, but this is one good way to improve user experience. Especially since airlines aren't thinking about it.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Hotels.com stumbles as it launches deal-centric Facebook app

It's fantastic that Hotels.com is being transparent about what's a deal and what isn't, but this is a bug rather than a feature.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Britain worries as bad press over Heathrow mess and Olympics security goes global

There's a certain fascination that comes from watching something unravel and makes for particularly good newspaper reading, but London's challenges over the next few weeks are more about poor leadership than a loudmouth press.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Ryanair submits formal offer to buy 70.2% of Aer Lingus it doesn’t already own

Ryanair's Michael O'Leary may be a poor man's Richard Branson, but his success where traditional carriers have failed demonstrates that his style of flying is here to stay.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Social/video network for wilderness fans carves out a space among niche networks

This social-networking site for wildlife enthusiasts isn't making any grand promises to re-invent travel through social, just connect passionate people within a specific niche. Not a bad idea.

Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Florida judge sides with OTAs in battle over hotel room taxes

The dispute over which prices OTAs are expected to pay local taxes on is playing out in several municipalities, making it clear that state laws need to be updated -- and that local governments are starved for extra revenue.

Skift | 12 years ago

Uncategorized

NYC sends mixed signals over bike share launch date

Transportation Nation gets into the nitty-gritty of the confusion surrounding the official bike share launch, but NYC residents should start seeing the first stages of deployment some time by September -- depending on your neighborhood.

Skift | 12 years ago